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R. H. HELSEL. TICKET ISSUING MACHINE. APPLICATION men IAILZI. 1292!.

Patented Nov. 14, 1922.

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TICKET ISSUING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED mnzu. 192:.

1 ,435,23 1. Patented Nov. 14, 1922. I 6 SHEETS-SHEEI 2.

41W L W Arron/F R. H. HELSEL. TICKET lSSlHNG HACI'HNE. APPLICATION HLEDI MI. 2|, I92].

Patented Nov. 14, 1922.

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TICKET ISSUING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED mnzu, l92l.

4LAJL'D M Patented Nqv; 14,- 1922.

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TICKET ISSUING MACHINE.

APPLICATION men ml. 2|. I521.

1 ,435,23 1 Patented Nov. 14, 1922.

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DIVENTOR Reuben h- He/se/ Patented Nov. 14, 1922.

UNITED REUBEN H. HEL SEL,

To all NEW YORK.-

} concem:

Be it. known "that I, REUBEN HQH LS LQa citizenfof the mama- States,

of Long Is d Q y Queens County,

and a resident New York,' hayei invented certain new. and nsefulIinproyements in a Ticket-IssuingLlMa.

chine, of'which the following is a spectfica tion. I

s stepson; automatically; delwerm of tick et's of difler'ent' e ntra! 9Mas ieei qm rs s tea .inachlne for a seleqted number nom t qn -2 66 p rao l sie ax hs a plu ity f-ticke i9 g ms w grei vaefkey QL 'R PP Q:

ing was; feeddrum;

adapted to' f ed tickets nations an'd ,the keys' tively' is'sue'd $3991H a; common I groups of keys. nism wherebytickets tions can be ssued int1 on'proceeds and the novel overn the "nurnberjof; tickets to the drum?of the corresponding. time several drums are driven. 15 m drivingtheitnber anclthefiifierent.

pm fi sel si of .d fetent I different quantities by the'conimon drivinmechanism,

Tli Qbi cit a a t him construction will be apparent as media e omnaimproved. ejdescripfeatures pointed out in the appended claims.

Referring to the Fig. 5, mechanism drawings: Fig. 1 is a verticalsection substantially on showing the drivin which is common to the;severa units. In this view the parts are in the position they, assumewhen the machine 15;

idle.

Fig l'is a detail oi parts showriin 1.

2 is aisimilar view on Fi Figfi) showing certain ofdtheparts in theposition depressed and the ma partially rota they assume after a key hasbeen in driving gear has.

Fig, 3 is a vertical side elevation-of the device showing the motor.

Fig. 4 is a yertical section on line 4-4 of- Fig. 5 showing one of thefeed drums and kev actuated mechanism. for; engaging said drin with itsdrum haa. Fig. 5 is a plan View away in successive planes with partsbroken to reveal a different'portion of the mechanism ineach of thethree units shown.

Fig. 6 is a detail v Figs. 4 and 7.

iew on line. 6 -6'" of j The lever 3. has a stud 6 secured;

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five t'ickets, the embodiment shown,'-,of

a er ind enwsiaatiea. 1:)Eor1-.examp1ee,-

, The severalfidrumsnare loosely -amounted.

on a transversely exten drum shaftiF- and are each. pr9vided- 1th 1clutch ja'ws which 'areadapted taco-operate with similar jaws on aclutch 2 whichglgotates withnthe drum shaft F A movement thereon. '1; eclutchfl ls zmov'ed into and out of engagernent .withrthe drum E by aclutchlever .3 pi v0ted at .4 to afixed partitionwall 5v shown in Figs.4 and 5.:

{to its "free end, which. passes through. a cam: slot 7' formed in aslide .8,.which.is recipnocatediby' an arm 9 extendin upwardly from aplate 10 ivoted on -a t ixed harm. The plate 10 1s normallyheld inltheraised position shown in.Fig. 4 cated beneath the plate 10. A There is aseparate plate 10 and corresponding arm for each drum and any one ofthe-keys D of a given group is capable. of depressing thisplate andtherefore .engagi the clutch 2 with the rum. he keys D each havecorresponding: a shank 13w 'chpasses through flanges 14 and 15in ayokeshaped strip 16 and the,

by a swinging bale 12 10-,

the key is depressed,

' elusive carries aglever.

9 l eeQis o gitudinal a which may be marked with the numerals l to 5inclusive to enable the operator to de press the proper key to deliverthe number of tickets re uired.

The shafts 1 to S inclusive can be rocked by any of the keys in groupsA, B or C and are therefore capable of controlling the number of ticketsissued by any unit. 'Tihesc Shafts extend through to the chitin suctionof the machine shown said shafts carry in that section an arinlfl whichengages a rack 20 arranged to oscillate a sector 21, having a do nwardlyextending finger 22-which engage a tit-i123 of a swinging stop 24 whichis pivoted at 25 m: fixed frame-plates 26.

The outer end of each stop" is notched. as at'26-, toco-operaterespectively with fulcrum pins 2Q carried on a link 28 whichforms a connecting element between adriving pin 29 secured to a-maindriving gear 30 and -a swinging sector 31 pivoted a't.'32'- to a fixedpart of the machine. This connecting element isslotted at forco-operation with the pin 29 and is pivoted on a stud 34 securedinthe=seetor3li There are five of't'he swinging steps 24- and five of thefulcrum pins27 adapted to co-operate therewith. The several swingingstops'anddulcrum pins correspon'cl' a) the shafts S toS inclusive.- f

"When the machine is at rest the i'ulcrn'm pins 27 areso'positioned-relativelyto the swinging stops 2% that the link 23. canmove past the swinging stops without any of the fulcrum pins '27 engagin'the notches '26 of the swinging'stopsifj i' \en' a keyis depressed,however, the'rela'tion of the parts will be changed. As shown in'Fi 2,the number 4 key-has been depressed, bringing oneof the swinging stops24 into position to be engaged by a fulcrum pin 27" carried on theconnecting element 28. In this 'figure the pin 29 has rotated clockwise:thorit three fourths of a revolution from the pm sition shown in Fig.'1. This movement will swing the link 28 on its pivot 34 to the positionshown inFigrjif in which'the fulcrum pin 27 isin position to engage thenotched end 26' of the swinging stop 24: It is tobe noted that thedepre$iiin of' thekei caused the finger 22- to swing counter-- clockwiseand permit 'the spring 24 ;0- pullthestop 24 to the position shown InFig. 2." The sector '31meshes withan idler 35 which engages a gear 3.6secured to the drum; shaft b. As the main drive gear rotates its pin 29will drive the sector 31 through different angular distances accord; ingto which one of the swinging stops is'selrcted, it being understood thevarying distances between the pivotal .c'enterjiof the hnk'34 and thecenter of thefulcrumpins 27 will vary theamount of notion transmitted bysaid'link 28 to the sector 31. In.

in Fig; 1 an. 'each" of' the drawing the toremost-stopshowu the necorrespondingto the numberhitey and ficient to rot-ate the drum Ethrough an ang|:- 7::

ldl distance sufficient .to issue four tickets Had the number 1 key beenselected for example. the-stop iiliwould have been positioned toco-operate with the lug marked 27' and a correspondinglysmaller motionwould he transmitted by the link 28 to the sector 31, in this instancejustsiifljcientftorotatc therlruni through one sixthofa revolutionftoissue one'ticket. "In a similar way any one of the keys from 1 toinclusive is capable of swinging its corresponding stop 24;"i'ntoposition for engagement with the several steps '27, 27, 27, 27, 27

Norel .me ans are provided for controlling the circuit of the motorwhich transinitmotion to thefeed drums through the inain drive gear 30,sector 31 and associqri d an paratns above described. These meansinclude a switch having-two sets ofcontacts; the first set comprisingaws '37v and '38, andthe second set comprising aws 39 and 40.Conductors, not shown, are connected with the switch jaws, and wl1en"the'circuitfisf closed across either set of contacts, the motor willbe'started. A swingng contact 41 carried by a block 42 pivotedat 43, isadapted to close the circmtacross the contacts and 38 toinitially'startthe motor. The block 42 is turned on its center bye pin'l-i, Fins. 2 nected with a. lever iihai ing aidownwardl g projecting lipfiadapted to' be actuated by any one of the fire key actuatedfingers 22nboi 'e' described, so that whenei er, it key is depressed the lever 45willbeswung clockwise to close thecircuit across the contacts 37 and 38and thereby staitfthe motor. )1 ftcr the motor starts it will rotate-themain drive gear 30 through the gears 47, 48 and =19. indicated in Fig.3. The main drive gear 30 thus rotated will swing the linkf28 over tothe position shown in Fig. 2 ,mid further movement of this gear willcause said link to fulcrumon thein 27 andtransmit motion to the drumshaftF through sector 31 and gears and 36. This will cause a cam 50carried on shaft to lift a lever 51. pivoted at 52, and cause saidleverto raise :1 link 53 secured to the free end thereof. This lattermovement performs a munber of important setting functio11s,- one ofwhichis to lift alink 54 connected to the link 53 by a pin 55 passingthrou ha slot 56 in a side plate of themalchine. he lower endof the link54 isconnected with a second swinging contact arrn 57 pivoted at 58 andcarrying a switch blade 59 arranged for coaction withthe switch jaWs 39and 40. When the cam 36 rotates it closes the circuit across said secondset of switch jaws 39 and 40 made, secured thereto and also co nandholds the motor circuit closed until after the drum has issued itsticket or tickets, it being understood that after the drum has issuedthe tickets,'the cam 36 returns to the position shown in Fig. '1in-which the notch 36 comes under the roller carried by the lever 51;The link 53*also-swings a kickofi lever-60 upward tothe-dotted positionshown in Fig.' 2.'.::'Ihis kicksofide'vei has pivotally mounted on oneend a ispring-re tracted dog-61 adapted to engaged by the eccentric pin29 carriedon the main'drive gear530;" :.-'i- -r -When thekick-O'fl leverfiO is'in the- 'dotted position shown-'inaFi g. .2;;zthe dog; 61 will bein the. 3am". of'ithe reccentric pilr 29, and as the? latter istrikes'it, it'zcwilli swing-said kick-oil lever 60:c0unter-'clockwise andcauseit to inove ia' connecting-.link',61f1fwhich is connected" at 62 to anarm 63 on I said kickofl' levers *Thismovement is inipar'tedto a bell.crank 64, pivoted at 65; to a'fixed plate on the meichinmw'lhe-bll crankfiaca'rries a Him 66; which engages in: slOt GlZzin-a "bar 68, avingrack teeth 69 formed-i-"on the upper end thereof "for engagement: withS3,; sector 70, pivoted at 71, to a tilted bracket 72. The sector 70carries an armWl, having teeth whichare ada ted to reciprocate a tbar73. This" bar: exten' transversely: across the top of the machineand:sactuatesathe'rknife 741, showxriin Fig. ;5, used to shear'itlieissued tickets. The lmife fl ieisi pivoted at 75lto'ia bracket island-1manermli'l'i: engaiging a pin 78, tvhich' pin t is carried :by' the'bar.73f Asvthus arranged -it is cleair zthat when the crank ipin. 291strikesthe kick-ofilever 60, the bar 73'will be-vareciprooatd'thrbugh theconnections above" described Timid .a cutting movement will betransmitted, to-the" knife 74:. rWhile only one knife is-shown in thedrawing, it: is to be'understood'there is-a knife correspondin'gzto eachofkthe units A, B and C, and -the. several knives are all actuated by-the one reciprocating bar 73. W hemthe kickofi*lever-6O is actuated. as

above described, it also swings the end 64* of the bell crank64'into'the path of the crank pin 29, and when the crank pin Strikesthis portion of the-bell crankit- 'rocks it counter-clockwise and opensthe knife tothe position shown in Fi 6, and also restores saidkick-oilvlever to the full line position shown -in Figs. 1 and 2. Thiscompletes 56 onelcycle of operations as-fa'r asthe kick-oil" lever andknife are concerned, but while this takes place several other-functionsare beingqperfor'med by thBwkiCk-Ofi lever and otherpartsjof themechanism; i i This to be noted that when" the crank'pin 291s swingingthe link 28 about its selected fulcrum in a direction to drive thesector 31. clockwieathat the clutches on the shalt F are in kengageznentwith the drums Eand therefore the ticket. strip= T fed out into positionto subsequently be acted on by the knife. When the crank pin 29 swingsthe link 28in "the opposite direction to oscillate the sector-31counter-clockwise, the clutches are'disen'gagcd by mechanism to bepresent ly described.

During clockwise or feeding movements of-the sector 31 the link 28 isfulcrumed on a selectedf'oneof the'swinging stops 24ccoperating with=oneof the several. fulcrum pins'27nbut' during the opposite movement oftl'ie'sedzor'thelink always hilcru'ms about the fixed bracket 79 whichis positioned to co-operate with thelower fulcrum pin: 271"";

For disengaging the clutches 2 fromth'e drumsduring -the backwardmovement of the"se'ctor 31;'I employ a bell-crank 80, the arnr'81of'which isengaged by the stud-62 of the' -kiclcofl' lever 60. Theupward movemnt'of the kick ofl leveris effected after the drum has fedout the selected number'o'f tickets and-*atthistiine the lever 80 isrocked clockwise, causing its stud 82-:to engage the Iendof -a slot 83in a bar 84, the upper'end of whichf is connectedat '85to the-:bale "l2pivoted at 12. This bale, as described :in theearlienpart of the specification; furiderliesthe plate 10 and it will :be recalled that: when akeyi is" depressed this plate is swung' down' about the shaft Hand intocontact with the bale 12, causing the niovementof slide'8 and'engagementofithe clutch 2 withits corresponding drum E. Now when'the kick-oillever rocks the stud 82 upward, the-bale'12 will'be lifted to the dottedposition shown in Fig. 4, thereby disengaging the: clutches and thuslpermit ting the sectorx31 to rotate theishaft F counter-clockwise.1without effecting anymovement of the drums E. r A i I "have providedimproved Y means for positiigelystopping the feed drums at a de terminedposition to insure that the ticket stri-pT will be severed atthe-correctloca: tion'bythe knife These means include a movable stop 86(Fig-4) pivoted at 87 .and having;"a downwardly extending arm 88. Thisarm is connected by a link 89 to an arm 90' of a swingin member 91pivoted on'the stud 92 which'a soserves as a pivot for the bell crank80. The member 91 has a curved arm 93 theinner cam surface 94 of whichis shaped to coact with a pin 95 (Fig. 2) carried-byanextension 96 ofthe connecting element on'link 28. The member 914s so located and thesurface 94 is so plotted or shaped that the pin 95 will strike and rocksaid member after the lapse of determined time intervals from thetimethat the drum starts to movevin fceding the ticket strip. For example ifthe number one key is depressed to issue one ticket the pin 95 willstrike the surface 94 at a point near the free end ofthe arm 93'and thestop 86 will swing in andengage one'ot' the feed pins 6 of the Till drumE after one ticket has been issued. When another 'key is depressed, saythe one calling for live tickets, the link 28 willrock on a differentfulcrumzandtthe pin 95 will have to travel a greater distance before itengages the surface 94 and in this instance it will strike said surfaceat a point much nearer the center of oscillation 92 of;'the member 91.This gives the drum time enough tofeed out a strip corresponding to.-

the length of fiye tickets, after which the stopb86 isswungsinkto engageone of=the feed pins e of thedrum. .In a-similar man: ner the stop- 86will move 'iniat the proper time topositively stop theidrum after theissuance: of any selected number.- oftickets; A springpressed pawilltl'ipivoted at198 is also provided to. prevent backward orcountier-clockwise rotation'of the drum, this pawl also coatcin'gwith-the feedipins e carriedv by the feed-drum.

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To prevent the:drum fitom being turned forwarder clockwise .when i theclutchesiare out of engagement/with the-:dr ums,.'I prflvide a latchs99(F igsn4f6: and 17) pivoted to a. fixed bracket .at' 100 and-havingan/arm 101 the 'end of which 'engages-fa-s1otr102 formed in =an-ear l03on='lahe.clutchlever 3. When the clutch! isgout' of: en agement with thedrum the"latoh 99 is inf' rent of a feed pin e and-therefore positivelyprevents the forward. rotation: of Zthe dru n'n i'l he drum .istherefore locked-"a ainst rotation" in either direction at-this tnheby'thelatch 99 and the pawl 97.' When a. keyfiiadepressedthe clutch lever.3 'will rock the latch-.99 out of the path of the pins 4? andpermitz-the'drum to turn through the angu'lar'rlistance corresponding'1'to the-key operated, :.aswill be understood. w s a The arrangement,construction and functions of the several elementsyhavinglbeen abovedescribed itis only now-necessary to give a brief general descniption'dfthe operation to enablethose skilled in the art to understandtheinventionp i The ticket-stripi- T is :initially threaded around thedrum the pins e of which engage suitable feed holes 6 formed in thestrip. The strip T may. be fed'eithe'r from a continuous role or fromacontinuousstack folded zigzag-fashion and held'in a suitable receptacleJi To issue a ticket the operator depresses a button in'the groupcorresponding to the denomination required,- the particular key selectedin'the desiredfdenomination corresponding 'to the number of such ticketswanted." Pressing the key causes one of the fingers 22' (Figs. 1and2)fto rock the lever 4 5'Which in turn moves the switch blade 41 andcloses the motor circuit through contacts 37 and 38. This causes themafindrive' car 30 and crank pin 29'tomove 'and carry link 28 toposition ofFig. 2, where one of the'ful- 1 names 1 crum pins 27engagesthe notched end of the selected stop 24Jreleased by the key. Thecrank .pin 29 will now rock the link about the fulcrum 27' and rock thesector 31 clockwise and cause'the drum shaft F to rotate. Depressionofthe key also caused the latch 99 to be released from the drum and theclutc'hto engagethe drum. The rocking of the shaftiF'causes the cam 50tolift the link 53, clo'se:the motor circuit through contacts 39 and 10,and lift the kick-off lever 60 into the dotted position'of Figr2. Thecrank pin 29 then comes around into engagement with the kicleofi? lever60 after the sector has had time to. make-its maximum stroke toissuefithergrea'test number of tickets. The link 61 then moves to theright lifting the 1 bar 68-eandtthrough sector 70, and bar 73 operatesthevknifeio'sever the issued ticketor tickets from'the strip T. Thekick-off lever strikesthe'pin l4 androcks thelever' lfi andresfiorstheqfingers 22, stops 24-and keys to normal-position- This lever60 also rocks the bell crank and through lin'k'84 and bale 12restores'the platelO to its-upper position and ldisengages theclutches from the.dr uins. During this timethe inernbe'l' 91 has alsozbeen rocked'to causethe movable stop 86' to positively stop the drum inset p0 sitionafterthefdesired'number of tickets have beenissued. The/link 28 is now rockedabout the fulcrum pin'27 which at this tiine'en'gagesthe'stop 7 9 torock the sec b01731 back normal position shownwin Fig. 1. The cam 36isthen turnedback so the notch 36 comes opposite the roller on lever 51;.The' crank .pin 29 now strikes the. arm 64;; andithrbugh. link 6'1restores the kick-off lever to the full line positions of Figs. 1 and2." This completes the cycle of operations and cutsiofi' the currentfrom the motor, the downstroke of -the kick-off lever pulling down links53 and 5% and breaking the circuit 'across the contacts 39 and 10. Thisleaves the parts in the positions shown in Figs. 1, 3 and lready toagain go through the'above cycle of operationsuponvthe depression of oneof the keys.

i As changes of construction could be made Within the scope of myinvention, it is intended that all *mattewcontained in the' abovedescription or shown in'the accompanying drawings shall be interpretedas illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

Having thus described my invention what I claims/s new 'and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is i 11 R 1, A ticket issuing machineincludingin combination a plurality of ti'cket'feed drums, a common shaftassociated operatively "with each of said' -drums; clutches movable withsaid shaft,- means for'engaging said clutches with said'drums, means foroperating said clutch engaging means, and a plurality of groups'of keyscorresponding t'o' each drum so arranged that any key inany group canoperate the clutch engaging means of the corresponding drum in itsrespective group. 2. A ticket issuing machine'includin in combinationplurality-oft ticket iced drums, a common shaft associatedroperw tivelywith each of said drums, clutches movable with said shaft means forengaging said clutches with said drums, means for operating saidclutch-engaging means; anda plurality of groups ofwkeys corresponding toeach drum so arranged that any key in any group can operate the clutchengaging means of the corresponding drum -in its respective group, andmeans controlled by said keys for determining the'extent of movement ofsaid drum to varyrthenumber' of tickets to be issued. x 3. A ticketissuing machine including in: combination, a ticket feed drum raidrumshaft operatively associated with'said (1111111,:

'11 clutch-movable with said drum,"a';:.group of keys for determiningthe extent OfIDQVG-l ment of said drum, imember :operable. by any key insaid group for moving said clutch into engagement xwith the drum, aplurality of shafts actuated by saidikey s, a plurality of swingingstops operatively. connected with said shafts, a maindriving gear havinga crank pin, arioscillatingsector geared to said drum shaft, alinkopiv-ioted to said sector and having'a slot :engaging said crank pinand a plurality'of' fulcrum. lugs adapted to engage a selected one or"said swinging stops to vary the stroke of said sector to control theextent of movement of the feed drum. 5" a i z .i

4. In a ticket issuingmachine, a group of keys, shafts rocked by saidkeys, swinging fingers operatively connected with said shafts, astarting switch armhaving a lip engaging said fingers, a switch blademov able with the starting switch arm for clos-r ing an electric circuitwhen a key is depressed. i i I 5. in a ticket issuing machine a group ofkeys, shafts rocked by said keys, swinging lingers operatively connectedwith said shafts. a starting switch arm'having-a lip engaging saidfingers, a switch blade movable with the starting switch armzand a motorwhose circuit is initiall made by said switch blade when a key isdepressed, a inairi drive gear driven by said motor, a crank in on saidmain drive gear, an oscillating sector, a connecting element actuatedbvsaid crank pin for driving said sector and having a plurality offulcrum lugs thereon, swinging stops actuated by said fingers to bring aselected stop into position to engage one of said fulcrum lugs, a drumshaft driven by said sector, a'cam on said shaft and a lever operatedthereby, a kickoff lever connected by a link with said cam operatedlever and adapted to be moved therebyinto the path of said crank pin anda cut-oil switch blade moved into and out of operative position by saidlink. 6. In a ticketfiissuin'g machine a ticket feed ,drum,; a drumshaft, a fixed stroke drivingmember, a' member associated therewithfordriving. saiddrum shaft, a .fulcrumed connecting element between saidmemberand said. fixed stroke driving memher, and means for shifting thefulcrum of said connectingelement to vary ,themovementrtransmittedthereby.

7,1 Ina ticket issuing machine, a. ticket feed drum,,a drum; shaft,-a(fixed stroke driying member, a member associated therewithaforidrivinggsaid drum shaft, a fulcrumednconnecting' element between saidmember aind's'aidifixed stroke drivin mem ber gikeys swinging: stopsactuated y, said keys arranged to ico-act, with. said connectingielementnteoiishift 5 its fulcrum and. {vary themovemenll tnansmittedbyssaid connectlllgielementa 5 i 'illj. 1" i I3,

8. In a tie e issuingamachine', aifeed drum havingia pluralit of ticketengaging feed, pins, ridium sha .therefon'a clutch movable with vsaidshait, means' cforaengaging Y-said, clutch'nwitht the feed drum 1 andmeans; op-rable'i by; said last." named means formpreventingiethe 1'feeding: movement of said drum. iwhenisaidi clutch is gout of en;

ing element between said member and said fixed stroke driving; memberand means for varyinguthe I movement transmitted by said connectingv:element, a-clutch movable with said gl-rumishaztt, meanszoperable bysaid-keys for engaging-.Qsaida clutch" with said drum shaft and meansfor preventin'g' the, feeding movement of said ndruin when the'clutchisout of engagement, with said drum.

10. In a ticket issuing machine, a ticket feed drum,a drum shaft,'afixed stroke drivingmember, a; member associated therewith for drivingsaid drum' shaft, a. connecting element between said member and saidfixed stroke driving member and means for varying the movementtransmittedby said connecting element, a movable stop actuated by saidconnecting element for positively stopping the movement of said drumafter a selected number of tickets have been issued.

11. In a ticket issuing machine, a ticket feed drum, a drum shaft, afixed stroke driving member, a member associated therewith for drivingsaid drum shaft, a connecting element between said member and said fixedstroke driving member and means for varying the movement transmitted bysaid connecting element, a movable stop, a swinging lever having a camsurface arranged to be engaged at different points bye pin on saidconnecting element to positively stop the movement of said drum after aselected number of tickcts have been issued, and means for transmitting:the movement of said: Swinging lei-er to said movable stop.

12. In a ticket issuing machine, aticket feeddrum, a drum shaft, a fixedstroke driving member, a member associated therewith .r for driving saiddrum shaft, :aconnecting eiem-ent between said member and said fixedstroke driving member and means for varying the movement transmitted bysaid connecting element, a movable stop, aswinging-lever having a camsurface arranged tube engaged at difi'erentpoints b'yapin onnsaid-connecting element to positively shop: the-movement of said drum aftera selectednumber-of tickets have been'issued, and-means for transmittinthe movement ofsaid'swinging lever to 531d movable stop, unchan armonzsaidswinging lever for subsequently breaking the engagement betweenthe movablestop:andthe drum:

i13,'In a ticketissuing machine a feed drum having a plurality of ticketengaging feed ins,=a-'drum sha therefor, a clutch move lewvith saidshaft, means for-engagingvsaidmclutch with the feed drum and means:operableby said last named means for: pieventingwthe feedin movement ofsaid drum when said Glut-C1 is out of engagement .withthe feed drum, amovable stoptcoacting with said feed pins for posi tively stopping themovement of said drum after a selected number of tickets have beenissued. t w 1 l L-ln a ticket -issuing machine, a feed drum having-1aplurality of ticket engaging feed Jins, a dru'mnshaft therefor, a clutcmovable with said =shaft, means for engaging said-l clutch withthefeed'drum and means operable by said last named means for-preventing thefeeding movement 'of said drnmowhen said'clutch is out of engagementwith the feed drum,-a movable stop arranged to coact with said drum, anda member for movin said stop havinga cam surface arranged to coact with"said connecting element to positively stop the movement of said drumafter a selected number of tickets have been imued.

15. In a ticket issuin machine, a-ticket feed drum, a drum sha t, aclutch for enmews:

gaging the 'drumwvith the drum shaft, key actuated-means for moving:said clutch into engagement with the drum, a main drive gear,amoscillating member for driving said rum shaft, a connecting elementbetween said main drive gear and said oscillating zany'ingrthe'motiontransmitted by said connectin lelementand meansactuated by said mainirivegearifor idisengaging said clutch after aipredeter'mined number oftickets have=zbeen'sissued,'and a knife actuated by said main=drive gearfor severing the issued tickets;

17.v In a ticket issuingmachine, a ticket feed dnum', a drum shaft, aclutch for engaging theidrum with the drum shaft, key actuatedmeans-fonmoving said clutch into engagement-Withthe drum, :tmain drivegear, an oscillating member for driving said drum shaft,azconnectingelem'ent between said main drive gear and said oscillatingmember, key actuated members for varyingithe motion transmitted by saidconnecting element and aueans actuated by said main drive gear fordisengagingsaid clutch after a p'rcdetermined'number of tickets havebeen issued,'a:(swi'nging knife for severing the issued tickets, areciprocating bar for actuating said knife; a kick-off lever actuated bysaid driving gear, connections between said k-ick-oflilever and saidreciprocating bar for movin it in cuttingdirection, and means actuate bysaid main drive gear for moving said bar in the opposite direction.

In witnessnvhereof I have hereunto set my hand at the city, county andState of New York, this 31st day of December, 1920.

REUBEN H. HELSEL.

